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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1870
Page
5
As the Victorious Prussian Armies advance sweeping all opposition, the American Base Burner rises upward despite opposition vanquishing all opposers. For sale by 2811 Lawyer & BurcHanp. Fashionable salt of clothes at the lowest figure, go to Stines on the corner.
The piece notes Stevens and Co promising special bargains in dress goods and plaids in Stephenson county, inviting buyers to shop wholesale or retail. It mentions events like the Drummer Boy performance by Freeport Zouaves at the Opera House and a planned meeting of Stephenson Co Agricultural Society executives, plus a local old paper reference and notices of sales and millinery stock by Mrs. C. Wilson.
A September 20 Damascus Farmers Club dinner and fair drew 400 to 500 attendees despite rain and poor roads. The event, held at Damascus School House, featured abundant food, pumpkin pies won by the Damascus exhibit, and volunteer speeches. The Secretary promised a full exhibition report next issue, and organizers hope for a repeat effort and broader club formation in the county.
Soldiers and sailors of Illinois hear of a September 6 1870 meeting by the Illinois State Republican Association in Washington to draft a circular letter. The committee will mail notices to aid disabled veterans in securing free artificial limbs or monetary substitutes, circumventing attorney fees, with applications via Army Surgeon General and Navy Bureau. A permanent committee reports on progress, urging veterans to seek blanks and support Wilcoxson’s Opera House performances this week to fund an independent Military Company.
A cash only seller offers Sugars Teas Coffees Syrups Spices Canned Fruits and all shelf groceries at low prices. The advert claims one price for all goods and emphasizes affordability through cash transactions.
The Georgia State Agricultural Society unani mously adopted resolutions inviting friends from the North East and West to Atlanta for the October 1870 fair. Delegates urge a grand exhibition of American industry under the society’s supervision to promote settlements and exchange friendly greetings and sales of stocks and home agricultural implements.
M Haines revises Township Organization Laws of Illinois to include late statutes and Supreme Court decisions up to Ilingia Reports vol 50. New edition enlarges to about 16 pages plus new material. Published Oct 1 price 2 dollars single copy. discounts for trade and towns counties ordering a dozen copies. Also notices about a meeting on a new hotel at Howard House and a jewelry reward.
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